As announced in its press release, on 24 February 2025, exactly three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the EU published its 16th package of sanctions against Russia in the Official Journal. The package entered into force on 25 February 2025. The EU also introduced new measures against Belarus and Crimea and Sevastopol and certain non-Government controlled areas of Ukraine, largely aligning with the Russia sanctions measures. Aside from additional designated person listings, this latest package…
The EU Parliamentary Research Service has published an updated briefing on the EU’s sanctions against Russia. The previous briefing had been published in September 2023. The key elements of this update are:
On 12 February 2025, the Swiss Federal Council announced the adoption of the remainder of EU’s 15th package of sanctions against Russia, which entered into force on 13 February 2025 (the official media release is available here). Designations introduced under the 15th EU sanctions package had already been adopted by Switzerland on 23 December 2024. These new listings included 54 individuals and 30 companies and organizations being subject to asset freezes and a ban on…
On 16 December 2024, the EU introduced its 15th package of sanctions against Russia, including by amending Regulation (EU) 833/2014 and Regulation (EU) 269/2014. The EU also issued the first designations under its “hybrid threats” sanctions framework, which was announced in early October 2024. Finally, the EU designated individuals and entities pursuant to EU sanctions against Belarus (Regulation (EC) No 765/2006). This latest round of sanctions entered into force on 17 December 2024 and is…